Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
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Use the divisibility rules. For 3 and 9 add the digits; for 4 and 8 look at the last two or three digits.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 28, which is not divisible by 9.
- A33,420
- B42,879
- C7,394
- D58,611
Answer: 33,420
The last two digits make 20, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 9 (odd) and the digit sum is 26 (not a multiple of 3).
- A81,470
- B67,471
- C35,292
- D9,958
Answer: 35,292
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 2 (even) and the digit sum is 21 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 7
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 31, which is not divisible by 9.
- A48,625
- B81,208
- C71,756
- D96,619
Answer: 81,208
The last three digits make 208, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 2
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 2 works.
Answer: True
The last two digits make 32, which is divisible by 4.
- A48,335
- B25,542
- C55,209
- D15,160
Answer: 15,160
The last three digits make 160, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
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